Broken/bent govenor?

John5 · 10-25-2009, 01:00 PM

So the machanic at the local shop said my govenor may be broken or bent?! Could this cause sluggish performance? I thought the govenor just reduced speed. Would it also may the cart seem like it was knocking or loose power?

scottyb · 10-25-2009, 01:02 PM

without seeing or driving the cart..... my answer would have to be no.

John5 · 10-25-2009, 01:07 PM

I wonder why the machanic suggested this possibly was the problem? They cleaned the carb and did a full service they said. The cart seems worse now than before. I have to advance the idle just to keep the cart runing. Often I have to pump the accelerator when trying to take off. The cart dies otherwise. It only backfired some prior to service. Frustrating.

scottyb · 10-25-2009, 01:43 PM

I don't know why they would send the cart back to you like that? I must be missing something here....

John5 · 10-25-2009, 01:45 PM

Possibly I should get a second oppinion. I am mechanically inclined, but don't know about this type stuff. I have a Club Car manual for an older cart, I guess I can look to see how close things are.

mjrowley · 10-25-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by John5

I wonder why the machanic suggested this possibly was the problem? They cleaned the carb and did a full service they said. The cart seems worse now than before. I have to advance the idle just to keep the cart runing. Often I have to pump the accelerator when trying to take off. The cart dies otherwise. It only backfired some prior to service. Frustrating.

Take it back and have them get it running. You paid them to make it run better not worse.

Have him point out where the governor is bent and where it is rubbing/touching to make the decrease in performance. Have him explain to you how it being bent is causing the problems.

crash12888 · 10-25-2009, 05:55 PM

There is no accelerator pump in the carb so pumping the pedal kinda like the preinjected days doesn't work.
The only thing I can think from pumping the pedal would be you are changing the air/fuel ratio enough to get it to start.
That would lead me to think the low speed circuit of the carb is not fully cleaned/open or the float is adjusted a shad bit low.
Do you have to choke it often?
Take it back and explain that it runs worse than before and they need to correct the problem you have already paid for.
Good repair shops are supposed to be professionals but they are also human.
Good luck and keep us posted on this.

John5 · 10-25-2009, 06:03 PM

thanks for the info. I have never had to choke it. It will just not take off unless i pump the accelerator. It will sit idle and run most of the time, once I get it started. I plan on calling the shop tomorrow and take it back. Let ya'll know what they say. Could the carb jet have anything to do with this? I know I have a .45 jet. Hopefully the mechanic can dial in the right tune-up. WIsh I knew more about it so I could just fix it.

skrutke · 02-25-2020, 08:10 PM

I am having issues with my 1992 EZGO marathon acting very sluggish during operation. I have replaces the coil, carb and fuel pump. I inspected the pick up coil and cleaned the pick up disk. the engine runs fine at idle when I try to drive it, it feel like there is a anchor tied to the cart. I have seen mention of the governor. the one on my cart is tightened all the way. Can the governor get stuck or break, and can it be checked with out taking the rear end apart.

Springbok · 02-25-2020, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skrutke

I am having issues with my 1992 EZGO marathon acting very sluggish during operation. I have replaces the coil, carb and fuel pump. I inspected the pick up coil and cleaned the pick up disk. the engine runs fine at idle when I try to drive it, it feel like there is a anchor tied to the cart. I have seen mention of the governor. the one on my cart is tightened all the way. Can the governor get stuck or break, and can it be checked with out taking the rear end apart.

Try posting this in the Gas EZ-GO section. This thread here is located in the Gas Club Car section.

10-25-2009, 01:00 PM	#1
John5 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45	Broken/bent govenor? So the machanic at the local shop said my govenor may be broken or bent?! Could this cause sluggish performance? I thought the govenor just reduced speed. Would it also may the cart seem like it was knocking or loose power?
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10-25-2009, 01:02 PM	#2
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,410	Re: Broken/bent govenor? without seeing or driving the cart..... my answer would have to be no.

10-25-2009, 01:07 PM	#3
John5 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45	Re: Broken/bent govenor? I wonder why the machanic suggested this possibly was the problem? They cleaned the carb and did a full service they said. The cart seems worse now than before. I have to advance the idle just to keep the cart runing. Often I have to pump the accelerator when trying to take off. The cart dies otherwise. It only backfired some prior to service. Frustrating.
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10-25-2009, 01:43 PM	#4
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,410	Re: Broken/bent govenor? I don't know why they would send the cart back to you like that? I must be missing something here....

10-25-2009, 01:45 PM	#5
John5 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45	Re: Broken/bent govenor? Possibly I should get a second oppinion. I am mechanically inclined, but don't know about this type stuff. I have a Club Car manual for an older cart, I guess I can look to see how close things are.
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10-25-2009, 05:55 PM	#7
crash12888 Gone Crazy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chesterfield, Va Posts: 6,021	Re: Broken/bent govenor? There is no accelerator pump in the carb so pumping the pedal kinda like the preinjected days doesn't work. The only thing I can think from pumping the pedal would be you are changing the air/fuel ratio enough to get it to start. That would lead me to think the low speed circuit of the carb is not fully cleaned/open or the float is adjusted a shad bit low. Do you have to choke it often? Take it back and explain that it runs worse than before and they need to correct the problem you have already paid for. Good repair shops are supposed to be professionals but they are also human. Good luck and keep us posted on this.

10-25-2009, 06:03 PM	#8
John5 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45	Re: Broken/bent govenor? thanks for the info. I have never had to choke it. It will just not take off unless i pump the accelerator. It will sit idle and run most of the time, once I get it started. I plan on calling the shop tomorrow and take it back. Let ya'll know what they say. Could the carb jet have anything to do with this? I know I have a .45 jet. Hopefully the mechanic can dial in the right tune-up. WIsh I knew more about it so I could just fix it.
John5 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45

02-25-2020, 08:10 PM	#9
skrutke Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 1	Re: Broken/bent govenor? I am having issues with my 1992 EZGO marathon acting very sluggish during operation. I have replaces the coil, carb and fuel pump. I inspected the pick up coil and cleaned the pick up disk. the engine runs fine at idle when I try to drive it, it feel like there is a anchor tied to the cart. I have seen mention of the governor. the one on my cart is tightened all the way. Can the governor get stuck or break, and can it be checked with out taking the rear end apart.
skrutke Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 1

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